Late 1500s Japanese Muromachi Samurai Rare Sword FINE koshirae & kozuka
Certification as KANENORI by NBTHK HOZON (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai).
Rare Blade shapes : Unokubi Zukuri
Japanese Muromachi Samurai Sword FINE koshirae & kozuka
Certification as KANENORI by NBTHK HOZON (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai).
Worthy of Preservation (yellow paper) Certificate.
Rare Blade shapes : Unokubi Zukuri
Late 1500s Muromachi period
KANENORI lived in Mino province in the 16th century (late Muromachi period).
He is a famous swordsmith at the time.
Blade material : Tamahagane （玉鋼）
Hamon : Gunome midare (Beautiful)
This is the old polish. However, beautiful and sharpe even now.
there are very tiny rust & slight rust on the surface only.
Please check them out with photographs.
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Fine KOSHIRAE
KOZUKA : Copper handle, Iron blade (sharp).
Wooden TSUKA Shark skin
MENUKI : Copper (Horse)
Fine KASHIRA & FUCHI (Copper, Gold and silver inlay) : Multiple of ducks.
HABAKI : Copper.
3 SEPPA : Copper
TSUBA : Copper
Wooden lacquered SAYA.(There are Small peeling of lacquer).
Sword bag
with NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai) Certification Paper.
and Copy of Japanese cultural registration paper (torokusho).
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Size
Koshirae (Shirasaya) 517 mm / 20.4 inch
Blade Length (Nagasa) 310 mm / 12.2 inch
Nakago + Nagasa 429 mm / 16.9 inch
Blade Width (Motohaba) 25.2 mm / 1 inch
Blade Carve (Sori) 2 mm / 0.08 inch
Blade Thick (Motokasane) 7 mm / 0.28 inch
Blade weight 259 g / 9.1 oz
Total weight (Koshirae & Blade) 574 g / 20.2 oz
